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NCT01733381 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record
Effects of Barefoot Running vs. in Shoes on Physiology and Mood
A clinical trial, sponsored by University of Arizona.
- Completed
- Registry status
- 22
- Enrollment target
NCT01733381 is a clinical trial that has completed, run by University of Arizona. The registered enrollment target is 22 participants.
The verdict
NCT01733381 has completed, sponsored by University of Arizona.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- 22 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
Aerobic exercise impacts bodily processes implicated in the pathophysiology of major depression. Consistent with these effects, aerobic exercise in general, and running in particular, has been repeatedly shown to have both immediate mood elevating and longer-term antidepressant effects. To the investigators' knowledge, all studies of running as a therapeutic intervention for mood have had subjects run in standard running shoes, despite increasing evidence that running barefoot or in shoes with minimal effect on foot strike (i.e. "minimally shod") leads to marked changes in how people run in ways that might have physiological effects of relevance to health. Thus, nothing is currently known about differences in effects on depression-relevant physiological or emotional functioning between running either barefoot or minimally-shod vs. running in standard running shoes (hereafter called "shoed). The current pilot study is designed to begin addressing these issues by examining effects of minimally shod vs. shoed running on non-invasive measures of autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning and mood state.
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 22 participants |
| Start Date | 2012-11 |
| Est. Completion | 2014-02 |
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The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT01733381 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as an unspecified phase. The registered enrollment target is 22 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is University of Arizona, which has 349 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.
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What is clinical trial NCT01733381 about?
NCT01733381 is a clinical study titled "Effects of Barefoot Running vs. in Shoes on Physiology and Mood". Aerobic exercise impacts bodily processes implicated in the pathophysiology of major depression. Consistent with these effects, aerobic exercise in general, and running in particular, has been repeatedly shown to have both immediate mood elevating and longer-term antidepressant effects. To the inves...
What is the current status of trial NCT01733381?
This trial is currently completed. The enrollment target is 22 participants. The study started on 2012-11. Estimated completion is 2014-02.
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01733381?
This trial is sponsored by University of Arizona, which has 349 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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